Korean Friend's Guide

👋 IntroductionIf you started watching “When Life Gives You Tangerines” (폭싹 속았수다),you may have noticed that the characters speak Korean — but it sounds… different.You're not imagining things!The drama uses a special regional language called Jeju dialect, or Jeju-eo (제주어), which is native to Jeju Island, South Korea’s southernmost province.Let’s take a look at what makes Jeju dialect so unique — ..

IntroductionIf you've come across the Korean drama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” and wondered what that unique Korean title — “폭싹 속았수다” — really means, you’re not alone. This poetic and emotional phrase comes from Jeju dialect, a regional language spoken on Jeju Island, South Korea.In this post, we’ll explore the meaning of the original title and why the official English version uses tangerin..